Final Spike Steam Tour train again visits Iowa on way back to Canada
CP Hudson No. 2816 fills the State Street crossing as it naviagtes the street running along North 2nd Street in Bellevue, Iowa on July 1, 2024. Steve Smedley
Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s Final Spike Steam tour made its way from Nahant Yard, south of Davenport, Iowa, to Dubuque, Iowa, on Monday, July 1, as “the Empress,” CP Class H1b Hudson 4-6-4 No. 2816, works its way back to its home base in Calgary, via a planned July 6 display date in Winnipeg, Manitoba. These images capture the steam special making its way along the route following the Mississippi River that is a key link in the CP-KCS merger the trip is celebrating.
Following a meet with a southbound freight train, the CPKC Final Spike Steam Tour train works out of the siding at LeClaire, Iowa, on July 1, 2024. Steve SmedleyNo. 2816 passes a line of tractors in Massey, Iowa. Steve SmedleyShare this article
